Pete Docter

"For those of us who grew up loving this medium, it's quintessentially film-making. You could not do this in any other medium, the work that animation is capable of. We've always had this great community of animation fans. We've always approached them as movies first that just happen to be animated. I think [this] sends a message that our fellow filmmakers see it the same way." -- Co-writer, best picture and best original screenplay, "Up"

"For those of us who grew up loving this medium, it's quintessentially film-making. You could not do this in any other medium, the work that animation is capable of. We've always had this great community of animation fans. We've always approached them as movies first that just happen to be animated. I think [this] sends a message that our fellow filmmakers see it the same way." -- Co-writer, best picture and best original screenplay, "Up" (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

"For those of us who grew up loving this medium, it's quintessentially film-making. You could not do this in any other medium, the work that animation is capable of. We've always had this great community of animation fans. We've always approached them as movies first that just happen to be animated. I think [this] sends a message that our fellow filmmakers see it the same way." -- Co-writer, best picture and best original screenplay, "Up"Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times